Crime Rates at Old Barn Ground, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7FF

Old Barn Ground area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 18th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Barn Ground (OX3 7FF) in the last 12 months was 460.8 per 1,000 residents and was 288.9% higher than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 663.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barn Ground (OX3 7FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Territorial Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.